Lucid VR develops 3D 180-degree VR cameras that amps up Virtual Reality (VR) content creation by adding 3D stereoscopic imaging to a VR video capture at a price point that makes VR cameras available to the masses. Videos from Lucid VR cameras can be viewed immediately after capture on a cell phone or any Virtual Reality headset. Further, using the camera requires little effort … [Read more...]
Microsoft Hololens Vision for Superbowl Sunday
Microsoft shows a vision of the future with people enhancing their view of the Superbowl by wearing the Microsoft Hololens at home. Note how the commercial conveys how the Hololens ability to move and limited field of view will affect the viewing experience. https://youtu.be/oKqzeoMCU0c … [Read more...]
2016 Looking Good for Virtual Reality
Being born is a good thing. Announcements at CES 2016 show that consumers will finally be able to get VR hardware in hand - or more aptly on their heads and even under their feet. Oculus announced it will be accepting pre-orders starting today (Jan. 6, 2016) for $599 USD. Deliveries will start March 28, 2016.. Every pre-ordered Rift comes bundled with Lucky’s Tale by … [Read more...]
Microsoft Holographic Academy – Great comments, expensive Hololens device to launch with Win10
Previews of Microsoft Hololens show very positive comments and a wildly expensive pricing model with Forbes.com reports Microsoft Hololens will cost significantly more than $400. For that money, preview partners like cnet report, "[t]he experience still leaves me giddy, and ready to toss an as yet undisclosed sum of money into Microsoft's coffers", backed by ubergizo who wrote, … [Read more...]
Google Maps Adds Virtual Reality
Google has added virtual reality to Google Maps with the use of their cardboard smartphone app and holder. Total cost for those who have an android is either free (build a cardboard holder from the google plans) or up to $25 USD for a dodo cardboard case. View this video to see Google cardboard in action. http://youtu.be/lyscJbdBREE The Google Play store … [Read more...]
Virtual Reality As A Web Service Goes Live
A number of companies are now experimenting with providing virtual reality via the web. The results are exciting and demonstrate the potential in this new technology for a host of applications from cinematic experiences to gaming and urban planning. MozVR by Mozilla is designed to be a “native VR” Web experience, made from the ground up for virtual reality. As one of the … [Read more...]